r/CABarExam

Margot slips and falls on a spilled drink at her local coffee shop. At the time of the fall, she told the barista, “Write this down.”

While the barista didn’t ordinarily perform any tasks at the shop besides making coffee, he wrote a note indicating the date and time and “Customer slipped on a spill in the store.”

Is this admissible under the business records exception to the ban on hearsay?

Answer in Barbri say “no, as this does not get covered under the Business Record Exception”.

My take shouldn’t the right answer be Yes, under the Recorded Recollection Exception (Witness had personal knowledge of the facts when record was made {fresh in their mind}).

Help I am bad at this

on april 6, the state bar sent an email saying that the status page will be down from 4/24-5/5. it's still up on my end. anyone else notice this?

Hi everyone,

I submitted my moral character application last July and it’s still pending internal review. I have an uncomplicated history. I now have a job offer contingent on being sworn in. Is there anything I can do to move this process along?

So frustrated ..

The fuck do I need to do to swear in? Can I do it online?

I passed the bar J25, then MPRE and now the gods have accepted my moral character

After all this my brain is fried and I lack any further willpower to look around the applicants portal of the bar's website on my own

help

That’s all

One year into the Provisional License Program — how is it actually going?

Hi everyone,

I’m really curious to hear from people who didn’t pass the bar during this time last year and ended up getting a provisional license. It’s been about a year now, so I feel like people have had enough time to actually experience what this path looks like in practice.

• Has it been hard to find a job with a provisional license?
• Do employers take it seriously, or are they hesitant to hire you?
• What kind of work are you actually doing day-to-day?
• Do you feel like you’re gaining attorney-level experience, or does it feel more like paralegal-type work?
• Are you being paid fairly compared to fully licensed attorneys?

Also, for those still in the program:

• When are you planning to take the bar again?
• Do you feel like the provisional license helped you prepare better, or did it just delay things?

I’ll be honest — from the outside, it kind of seems like people are working in a limited capacity without the full recognition or opportunities of a licensed attorney, and I’m not sure it was a meaningful “remedy.” But that’s just my perspective, and I really want to hear from people actually living it.

Do you think the provisional license program was a good idea? Why or why not?

Would really appreciate any detailed experiences — good, bad, or in between.

Does it include first and last name?